...is the title of my new cafe blog about
all the lives - mine and lots of other people's - that mill around
in my favourite writing haunt, the Elephant House cafe in
Edinburgh.

15/05/08
DOWN DEEP...

...is published on 22 May, and
is available in various 3-for-2 style promotions in WHSmiths, Borders
and Waterstones.

27/04/07 Paperback WHite Man
Falling...

...is published today.

26/12/06 Books of the year 2006

Sarah Dunant nominates White
Man Falling as one her choices for 2006 book of the year in the
Independent's annual survey of prominent critics and authors.

23/10/06 2006 Goss first novel award

It was great fun to attend the
presentation dinner of this award with the other shortlisted authors
– and a real thrill to hear that my book was the winner. The
£2500 award is part of the Guildford Book Festival, and the
organisers put on a wonderfully well-run evening involving good food
and wine and some excellent recitals from the shortlisted works by
actors.

My thanks to everyone involved,
especially the judges chaired by Sarah Dunant, who had to read 82
novels all told – a gruelling commitment.

28/03/10shore poets reading - Sun 28 March

An evening reading with the Shore Poets on the last
Sunday in March, featuring gritty sonneteer Gordon Dargie, followed
by poet and short- story writer Diana Hendry and finally me. Music, refreshments and the
famous Lemon cake raffle.
DETAILS
£4 (£3), 7.45 p.m., The Lot, 4-6 The Grassmarket,
Edinburgh, EH1 2JU
13/08/09west port book festival - Thurs 13 August

I'm reading from my work with Gregory Norminton, author of the
enviably well-reviewed novel Serious Things and the recent BBC Radio 4 adaption of Bruce
Chatwin's Utz. The full programme
for this characterful festival is here.
DETAILS
7.30 p.m., Edinburgh Books, 145-147 West Port, Edinburgh, EH3 9DP

A lunchtime reading from Folly and White Man Falling,
and readings of new work and old favourites from Serious Things
author Gregory Norminton.
DETAILS
Free, 1p.m., Word Power Bookshop, 43-45 West Nicolson
Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9DB

08/06/08POETRY AT THE GREAT GROG - Sun 6 June

I'll be reading with poets Kapka Kassabova, Eleanor Livingstone and Jim
Carruth, part of the poetry reading series run by poet and blogger Rob
A. Mackenzie
DETAILS
Free, 8p.m., The Great Grog, 43 Rose Stret, Edinburgh

Myself and Alessandro Gallenzi (founder of Oneworld Classics , author of A Modern
Bestiary / Ars Poetastrica and new head of the legendary Calder
Publications) read each other's poems and translations from Italian
with the help of an actor from the Godot Company.
DETAILS
£6/£4, 7p.m., Calder Bookshop, 51 The Cut, London, SE1 8LF

A reading in the renowned Bluebell Bookshop: anecdotes of India, short
readings from White Man Falling, and some of the lighter
sonnets from Folly and Giuseppe Belli. South Indian nibbles
are rumoured to be on the cards...
DETAILS
Free, 7.30p.m., Bluebell Bookshop, Angel Square, Penrith, Cumbria

Excess Baggage, Radio 4, 10.30a.m –
John McCarthy quizzes me on my British perspective on India and writer
Iqbal Ahmed (A Journey Through Britain) on his Indian
perspective on Britain.

18/03/07100 poets gathering - Sun 18 March

I'll be among the 100 poets reading one poem each in Scotland's biggest
poetry reading, the 100 Poets Gathering, organised by
the Stanza Poetry Festival in St
Andrews.

09/11/06Book launch - Thurs 9 November

I'll be doing a reading from
White Man Falling and Folly at 6.15p.m. on Thursday
November 9th at Blackwell's Bookshop in Edinburgh (53-62 South Bridge).

The event is free but ticketed – please
e-mail james.anderson@blackwell.co.uk
or ring Blackwell's on 0131 622 8222 to reserve tickets. Afterwards
everyone is welcome to come along to a nearby venue for a few drinks.